Jaguar Land Rover ‘to cut 5,000 jobs' as losses continue

The carmaker employs 44,000 workers at its plants in the West Midlands and Halewood.

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Jaguar Land Rover

Car giant Jaguar Land Rover will announce up to 5,000 job cuts later on Thursday, according to reports.

This means almost one in eight UK workers will lose their jobs at the luxury carmaker, which employs 44,000 workers across the country, including around 1,800 people at its engine plant at the i54 in Wolverhampton.